Clermont County to celebrate Memorial Day with many events

The Williamsburg Fire Department participated in the village's 2012 Memorial Day parade.

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who died in service to our nation.

Clermont County residents will observe the day with a variety of events.

Amelia

American Legion Post 773 is sponsoring a parade Monday, May 27, along Main Street. The parade begins at 8 a.m. Line up is just west of Chapel Road near Tire Discounters at 7:30 am. It will finish in front of Amelia Elementary School, 5 E. Main St., where there will be a short program. The parade will include the Amelia High School band, Scout organizations and a firing squad will be on site

Batavia

The Clermont County Veterans' Service Commission and Batavia American Legion Post 237 will host the annual county Memorial Day Parade Monday, May 27. The parade will line up beginning at 11 a.m. at Aztec Plumbing, 140 W. Main St. in Batavia. The parade steps off at noon. Anyone interested in participating can call the veterans' services office at 732-7363.

Bethel

Members of American Legion Post 406 will visit several locations Memorial Day, May 27. The visits will start at 10 a.m. at the Early Settlers Burial Ground, 321 N. Main St. The members then will go to the Old Bethel Church in the state park East Fork Lake State Park for a tribute to sailors lost at sea, and to the memorial behind the Midway Theater in Bethel and finishing at the Tate Township Cemetery.

Members of the Old Bethel Church will conduct a Memorial Day service at 10 a.m. Monday, May 27, at the church, just north of Bantam, Ohio, on the East Fork State Park property. The service will end in time for the American Legion Service for veterans buried in the adjoining cemetery. The Kinner Express will provide music.

Goshen Township

Line up for the annual Memorial Day Parade starts at 9 a.m. and the parade begins at 10 a.m. at Marr/Cook Elementary School, 6696 Goshen Road. The parade ends at the Goshen Cemetery on Main Street and a ceremony will follow.

Milford

The annual Memorial Day Parade is planned for Monday, May 27, assembling at Victor Stier Post 450. The parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. stopping at the Memorial Park on Main Street. It will proceed east on U.S. 50 to Greenlawn Cemetery. A small contingent will follow to St. Andrew cemetery for a remembrance ceremony.

The parade committee hopes to make this a bigger parade for living veterans and also for the families of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. The committee invites representatives from all wars and conflicts. To participate, call Mark Chandler at 831-0198.

The committee invites the parents of fallen heroes to participate. Contact Jo Ann Weigel at 404-6880 to take part.

Also invited are Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, church groups and organizations. Call either number for details.

Miami Township

A Memorial Day concert is 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, May 27, in the "Spirit of '76 Park" inside Miami Meadows Park, 1546 Ohio 131. Featured will be Mike and Vickie Long of Mt. Orab with a 1922 Tangley Calliope playing patriotic songs; John Hale of New Richmond; retired Cincinnati Symphony pianist Patsy Meyers; Clermont County historian Gary Knepp; and Town Crier Bill Knepp. Bring lawn chairs and refreshments. Admission and parking are free.

The memorials are: Moscow Veterans Memorial, Grant's Birthplace, American Legion Post 550, VFW Post 6770 and New Richmond Veterans Memorial. The visits will conclude at 1 p.m. with a service at the New Richmond Veterans Memorial near the bandstand, Front Street and Susanna Way.

Union Township

The Vietnam Veterans of America, Clermont County Chapter 649, will hold a 24-hour vigil in honor of Memorial Day.

The opening ceremony will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 26, and the closing remarks will be at 2 p.m. Monday, May 27. The public is welcome and encouraged to participate.

During the vigil, chapter members and volunteers will place American flags atop white crosses set up in honor of military personnel who fought and died in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

State Senator Joe Uecker will be the event speaker.

For more information, call George Kinnaird at 675-9276.

Withamsville

American Legion Post 72 will host a Memorial Day Parade at 10 a.m. in Withamsville Monday, May 27. Gather at the Withamsville Church of Christ, 846 Ohio Pike, across from the fire station on Ohio Pike at 9 a.m. All Scout and church groups, businesses are invited to participate. The parade will leave the church and travel down Ohio Pike to Mt. Moriah Cemetery.

Legion members will lead a Memorial Day ceremony at the cemetery. Legionnaires, Sons of the Legion, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts will decorate the graves at the cemetery prior to Memorial Day. The Amelia and Glen Este bands will participate in the parade and perform at the cemetery. All are invited to come out and show support for those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice and remember those serving the country today.

For further information, call Commander Ron Hartman, 528-9909 or 377-8240. Anyone who wants to be part of the parade should be at the church for line-up.

Williamsburg

Memorial Day activities include a parade and visits to several cemeteries Monday, May 27. Members of American Legion Post 288 will visit these cemeteries: Greenberry at 8:15 a.m.; Bloomroseat 8:40 a.m.; Taylor-Chapel at 9:15 a.m.; New Harmony at 9:40 a.m.; Clover at 10 a.m.; and Concord at 10:30 a.m.

The parade lineup will be 11 a.m. at Williamsburg Community Park and Main Street. The parade will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a short ceremony on the bridge at Main Street for the men who went down at sea in ships. The parade will proceed to the Williamsburg Cemetery on Gay Street.

All service organizations are welcome to participate.

Willowville Elementary School

Willowville Elementary students will participate in a parade from 12:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Friday, May 24, on the school grounds.

Students will march around the building, listen to guest speakers and sing songs. The public is invited to attend.

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Clermont County to celebrate Memorial Day with many events

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who died in service to our nation.